Faith leaders and homeless advocates met at the Capitol on Thursday to highlight proposals to prevent homelessness and increase shelter capacity during the 2024 legislative session.
After a yearslong limbo, Green River’s Canal Commons affordable housing project is back online with $1.17 million in financing from Utah’s Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund. Green River residents enjoy the 2022 soft opening of Pearl Baker Park, the centerpiece of the forthcoming Canal Commons housing project. Courtesy image According t0 Epicenter, the nonprofit building
As the housing market continues to price out many Utahns, the Utah Legislature this year largely focused on reducing regulatory barriers while also pumping nearly $200 million toward housing, homelessness programs. Have they appropriately balanced city powers and will it be enough to help bring housing prices under control?